The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-14
THE PRESS OF THE STATE.
What the People Think of Democratic Bar
barism, Corruption and Revolution.

barism, Corruption and Revolution.
Attica Ledger: Smith and Bulger would be
good Democratic State ticket for 1888.
Rockville Tribune: We don't want an extra
session of the Legislature-we know when we've
got enough.
Knightstown Banner: The bane of the Demo
cratic party in Indiana has been, and still is, its
revolutionists
Warsaw Times: The voters of Indiana are
only waiting to get another whack at Green
Smith and his party.
Upton Advocate: The people will never in
dorse the illegal conduct of the Democratic ma
Jority OF the State Senate.
Wortbngton Times: Revolution, anarchy ard
ruin are the three weapons welded by the Dem
ocratc majority in the State Senate.
New Castle Courier: Warden Howard, of the
southern penitentiary, never dreamed that the
Republican House was so heavily loaded.
Columbia City Commercial: The Democratic
party will have to answer for the sins Of the
representatives of the party in the Legislature.
Terre Haute Express: Green Smith retired
from the seat which he had usurped despsed and
hated, even by the respectable portion of his
own party
Greensburg Standard At the close of the
legislative session the Democratic Senate should
have left the chamber to the tune Of the
"Rogue's March,"
Lafayette Courier Governor Gray built
Green Smith. He built him too large. for now
it leaks out that G. S. claims to be q bigger
man than the Governor
Shelbyville Republican: Green Smith having
got his gold watch and his bad notoriety, has re-
turned to the pawpaw patches of "old jennings
to practice law with sand bag.
| Macy Monitor Governor Gray is an acces-
sorry in the larceny of Lieutenant governor Rob
ertson's right TO preside over the State Senate.
| he aided and abetted the crime.
kopf1 ar3G oc;1 &t,ad
of the Rebellion have the leaders of the Demo
cratic party in Indiana made a record so infam-
| Gus as that OF the present Legislature.
Marion Chronicle: The Democrats rebelled
| against the expressed wish of the people, and
| they will have difficult task to make their con-
stltuants believe that they acted in good faith.
| Terre Haute Express The people will Justify
the action of the Republicans at the next cleo
| ton. The Democrats have had their laugh but
| they have not rubbed the bulls nose against the
| ground.
Anderson Herald If an argument in favor
| of literal he'll were needed just now. the
| cessity of some adequate punishment for those
who have mistrea.ed the helpless insane would
| furnish it,
| Charlottesville Journal: The Democrats in
| Indiana have committed political crimes which,
If committed in almost any other State of the
Union. save Texas or Mississippi. would sink
them forever
Franklin Republican: The memorial adopted
| by the Senate on the last night of the session.
and ordered to be spread at length on the jour
| nal Of the Senate, was fit ending of that dis
| graceful and revolutionary body.
Richmond Palladium: Grover Cleveland will
| never have better opportunity to secure the
| affectionate regards Of the Indiana Democracy
| than by complying with their wish to have him
take Green Smith off their hands.
Lawrence Mail: Democratic leaders are &C
customed to prate long and loud about the peo-
Piles right to rule, but 10 every contest between
| the people and usurpers these leaders have al
| ways been on the side of the usurpers.
Peru Republicans Grave digging has en-
ployed the time of the moleeyed Democratic
| small fry politicians at Indianapolis this winter
| The pit they have dug is large enough to contain
the whole party in Indiana for the next ten
| years.
Kendallville Standard Governor GRAY and
the Democratic leaders have made an ugly mess
of State matters Robbing the people of a Lieu
tenant governor after telling the people to elect
one, is just the kind of skullduggery to make
trouble.
Union City Eagle: The Democratic members
| of the Indiana Legislature will get access of
information when they reach home this week.
| Usurpation among their constituents will not be
so pleasant as with the Sim Coy bummers at
Indianapolis.
Hartford City Times: The Democratic SEN
ators violated their oath of Office when they de-
li6erately refused to obey the Constitution of
the State, which they had sworn to support, and
did it without any advantage to themselves or
their party purposes.
Kokomo Gazette-Tribune: One of the most
unfortunate things facing the people on the ad-
iournment of the Legislature was the disgrace
full fact that DR.. Harrison, of infamous memory,
will continue in charge of the insane hospital
for another two years.
Lafayette Courier: The firm of Gray Smith
& Go. got in their work on ex-senator McDon-
aid and Senator Voorhees,, but now Smith will
not let go and insists that he is boss, and wants
the other fellows to do little work in the way
of pulling few chastnuts of a political nature.
Vevay Reveille: Sweeping all verbiage aside
it is a cold fact that the reason that the last
Legislature failed to accomplish anything was
that the Democrats spent their time and energy
to prevent Lieutenant-governor Robertson from
taking the Office to which he was legally elected
Kokomo Gazette Tribune: We suggest to
Smith and his co conspirators that if they are
so awfully anxious for a vindication, they Nigh,
run their man for Governor against Robertson
in 1888, and thus bring their case before tina,
court of last resort-the sovereign people of In
diana.
Saturday Herald: 1t will be utterly imposs j.
Bile for the Democrats to cover up their intamous
proceedings in the Legislature They have doc
tored and changed the records and journals, it is
true, but the people have heard the trnth and
| no amount of deception can obliterate the knowl
edge of Democratic villainy from their mem
cries.
Rensselaer, Republican, Republicans mus,
: learn to let the Democrats alone in their little
schemes if they do not expect to be held respon
ible before the people by Democratic orators
and journals for any and every kind of lawless
} ness and devltry which the Democrats are
} obliged to resort to in order to get what thes
want and are bound to have
Wabash Plain Dealer: From beginning to enc
the Democrats manifested disposition to def,
the wishes OF the people, and while to crea
extent the Legislature failed to accomplish any
great amount OF work it did succeed in establish
ing the truth of the charges made by the Re
publicans last fall that the Democrats shouted
were campaign lies and also in showing to the
| nRnnlA that the Dafnncr afic lie inst rn